Christine 23 Onna - Shiny Crystal Planet


Formed in 1993 as a duo by Yamazaki Maso and guitarist Toda Fusao from Angel'in Heavy Syrup, Christine 23 Onna is described by the band themselves as a "space mondo psychedelic group." The sound of Christine 23 Onna is very different to that of Masonna, Space Machine, or that of Angel'in Heavy Syrup. It is based around a fusion of the psychedelic phrases of accomplished guitarist and composer Fusao, and the spacey electronics of Yamazaki. While the music of Christine 23 Onna is experimental, at the same time there is something about its pop fashion sense that would make it the perfect colorful, acid soundtrack for trips both good and bad at some hip, astro-modernist, interior-designed go-go lounge - all shimmering crystals, glass beads, fluorescent plastic and shining metallic finishes. Unusual for any project involving Yamazaki, this one has groovy repeating beats and a clear sense of compositional structure.

Tracklist:
1. Drive To Crystal Planet (6:08)
2. Cosmic Jungle (3:27)
3. Christine Hop #1 (3:57)
4. Christine Hop #2 (2:46)
5. Insect Voice (0:48)
6. Mondo Nude Mode (4:53)
7. Groovy Spacy '70 (7:12)
8. Hypnosis (5:36)
9. Under Cover Of Darkness (2:27)
10. Pulse On Pulse (3:45)
11. Moon Over (4:57)
12. New Dawn On Crystal Planet (1:24)


http://www.mediafire.com/?bsrmcvr5u5b

I've re-edited it using Fruity Loops.

Here's an upload.

I suggest everyone download it. It's completely awesome and extremely rare.

awesome thanks steve.

Not exactly out of print, 'cos I don't think it was ever in print.

My audience recording of Cabaret Voltaire at The Final Academy in October 1982.
The quality's not great but considering it was hand etched onto a wax cylinder in real time, it doesn't sound too bad.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/s5b2n9

Hope you enjoy it

thanks for this and happy birthday aswell, we should be giving you presents not the other way round :D

Thanks Florya.

L. A. Mantra

 

Various L.A. Mantra cassette (Trance Port, 1983)

Though described in several online entries as the first of Trance Port's trance cassettes, this pup is less a trance release and more of an overview of Los Angeles' non-punk music underground. The only artist on L.A. Mantra that is even close to being a household name (but only if you live in a very hep house) is Savage Republic. Music freaks might recognize the name of Savage Republic side project The Tunneltones, the John & Dix Denney (of the Weirdos) experimental venture If-Then-Else, or A Produce, the founder of Trance Port, member of Afterimage, and a pioneer in the L.A. trance music scene. And then there are true obscurities such as Rich Evac (of Afterimage and Psi Com), Fat & Fucked Up, and Debt of Nature.

You've read enough of my babbling on the cassette underground. I am sure you know that something exciting was happening in the Los Angeles underground from 1975 to about the time this cassette was released. And I am too fucked for time and energy to search out more information on the artists represented on this cassette. I will, however, leave you with a handful of songs.

If-Then-Else - Hey Big Oil
Rand Kennedy - Enorma Jones
Rich Evac - A Scanner Darkly
Tunneltones - Last Line of Love
Chas Smith - October '68
http://crudcrud.blogspot.com/

here's one for sarramkrop and paulybee2656 and any other Huggy Bear fans, i finally got round to transfering this tape to my computer, i bought this direct from the groups fanclub when it first came out in a limited edition of 57 copies the tape is the same on both sides and about 38mins long, the sound is not to bad hope you enjoy this



http://www.sendspace.com/file/u6pt9o

EDIT: the tape starts with February 14th which cuts in and this track also finishes the show followed by some fucked up tape loops,sounds and shit with the group

cheers stu!

Star! Thank you.

bought a great sounding 180g reissue of of this some time ago, but i think it's out of print again




Bruce Haack, born on May 4, 1931, was one of the most musically and lyrically inventive children's songwriters of the '60s and '70s. Despite — or perhaps because of — his intended audience, his music was unusually expressive, combining homemade analog synths; classical, country, pop, and rock elements; and surreal, idealistic lyrics. Haack's innovations and desire to teach still sound fresh, making his music a favorite with fans of analog synths and esoteric recordings. Followers like Luke Vibert and Add N to X championed his unique musical vision, which embraced concepts like "powerlove" and turned household appliances into synthesizers and modulators.This musical vision appeared at age four, when Haack started picking out melodies on his family's piano; by age 12, he gave piano lessons and played in country & western bands as a teen. His upbringing in the isolated mining town of Rocky Mountain House in Alberta, Canada, gave Haack plenty of time to develop his musical gifts. Seeking formal training to hone his ability, Haack applied to the University of Alberta's music program. Though that school rejected him because of his poor notation skills, at Edmonton University he wrote and recorded music for campus theater productions, hosted a radio show, and played in a band. He received a degree in psychology from the university; this influence was felt later in songs that dealt with body language and the computer-like ways children absorb information.

http://lost-in-tyme.blogspot.com/200...c-lucifer.html

So I don't know if this is allowed to be posted, but does anyone have a digital file of the Pocahaunted/Robedoor at Berkeley cassette that Ecstatic Peace released. It's sold out now and I don't really have a way to listen to cassettes anyway. I was at the concert, but sadly missed their set and I'd like to be able to hear a recording of it.

I think that I love you even more for posting his music on this thread. Another one to file under the seriously underrated and a personal favourite.

he's fantastic isn't he?

ok, another in my opinion quite underrated record
probably has been posted before, though
anyways

this version has 20 songs, i only had the one with 12 songs on it.




1. "The American Metaphysical Circus" (Joseph Byrd) – 4:56
2. "Hard Coming Love" (Byrd, Dorothy Moskowitz) – 4:41
3. "Cloud Song" (Byrd, Moskowitz) – 3:18
4. "The Garden of Earthly Delights" (Byrd, Moskowitz) – 2:39
5. "I Won't Leave My Wooden Wife for You, Sugar" (Byrd, Moskowitz) – 3:51
6. "Where Is Yesterday" (Gordon Marron, Ed Bogas, Moskowitz) – 3:08
7. "Coming Down" (Byrd, Moskowitz) – 2:37
8. "Love Song for the Dead Ché" (Byrd) – 3:25
9. "Stranded in Time" (Marron, Bogas) – 1:49
10. "The American Way of Love" (Byrd) – 6:38
1. -Metaphor for an Older Man (Byrd)
2. -California Good time Music (Byrd)
3. -Love Is All (Byrd, Moskowitz, Rand Forbes, Craig Woodson, Marron)
11. "Osamu's Birthday" (Byrd) – 2:59
12. "No Love to Give" (Moskowitz) – 2:36
13. "I Won't Leave My Wooden Wife for You, Sugar" (alternate version with Moskowitz singing lead) (Byrd, Moskowitz) – 3:45
14. "You Can Never Come Down" (Byrd) – 2:32
15. "Perry Pier" (Moskowitz) – 2:37
16. "Tailor Man" (Moskowitz) – 3:06
17. "Do You Follow Me" (Kenneth Edwards) – 2:34
18. "The American Metaphysical Circus" (demo version) (Byrd) – 4:01
19. "Mouse (The Garden of Earthly Delights)" (demo version) (Byrd, Moskowitz) – 2:39
20. "Heresy (Coming Down)" (demo version) (Byrd, Moskowitz) – 2:32

A wonderful psychedelic experiment, a nice example of an early experimental electronic music. Formed in 1967 by Joseph Byrd, the band membership consisted of the following: Joseph Byrd (electronic music, electric harpsichord, organ, calliope, piano, and Durrett Electronic Music Synthesizer), Dorothy Moskowitz (lead vocals), Gordon Marron (electric violin, ring modulator), Rand Forbes (an early adopter of the fretless electric bass) and Craig Woodson (electric drums and percussion). Ed Bogas also performed on the record with occasional organ, piano, and calliope; he became a full member of the band on its first and only tour. Note that there was no guitar!

http://rapidshare.com/United_States_Of_America_-_1968.rar


from same blog, lost in tyme - a goldmine

Thanks!

Smog- Came Blue 7" (1997)

 

Bill Callahan, also known as Smog, has a new album out, called Woke On A Whaleheart. In honor of the occasion, here is an old Smog 7" engineered by Jim O'Rourke. This came out around the time of Red Apple Falls, which also featured the talents of Mr. O'Rourke both behind the board and in front of the mics. Out on the German Hausmusik imprint, this little record was distributed by Drag City here in the US. It is no longer available through the normal channels, but you can find both tracks on the Smog rarities compilation Accumulation: None.

The record sleeve is cut like a folder. It opens from the side and has pockets for the record itself and the little information/lyric sheet that comes with it. The record has a large spindlehole, so you need an adapter to play it. How quaint!

 

Tracks:
01- Came Blue
02- Spanish Moss


Download Came Blue 7" (Megaupload)
http://magnetsandlasers.blogspot.com...ue-7-1997.html

DLed this. it is excellent, thanks!
and thanks for the USA cd ive been wanting it for a while

Current 93 - Dogs Blood Rising (Andrew Liles remix)



http://www.sendspace.com/file/47p6a1

VIVENZA-Metallurgie, 1987, Freedom In A Vacuum (cassette, 320 kbps)

An essential musical document from the 80'S CASSETTE UNDERGROUND- this is by Jean-Marc Vivenza, a French sound-artist and writer born in 1957. Vivenza apparently recorded all of his sound sources in factories and montaged them together to create his compositions. His work is INDUSTRIAL by definition, since no other source material is used. The end-result is NOISE MUSIC of the highest order: brutal, repetitive, mechanistic lock-grooves meshing and then clashing- the sound of a future world where no human interaction can be noticed- just machines running a lonely, dead planet. Superb!

TRACK LISTING: A Métallurgie II B Métallurgie I







http://lix.in/6647e1

Anyone interested in God's Balls/Salt Lick cd by Tad?
THat's pretty hard to find.
I can try and upload it if there is any interest.

Nurse With Wound - Man With The Woman Face (Bonus Material)




Tracks:

1. Beware the African Mosquito (blue lacuna mix)
2. Camel Be Air (unreleased outtake)
3. Whie Light From The Stars In Your Mind (home demo)

http://www.sendspace.com/file/i62qh9

Yes, "Electric Lucifer" is excellent! I bought it one or two months ago, loved it immediately and could not believe I had not heard about it before (I mean, I can believe it, but you know what I'm trying to say. the often used adjective 'underrated' seems to apply here. but i guess it's also because out of print for a very long time, as far as i know)...

thankyou!

yes, i just did a search on amazon for this cd and the cheapest copy i could find was £49.44 for used or £77.95 for a new one!

Thanks for those, Florya.


HARMONIA 76 - “TRACKS AND TRACES” (1976)
Just found out about the new release of Harmonia live material, under the title “Live 1974″. Quite a momentous occasion, which usually calls for a culling through the archives for related material —
This CD was put out by Rykodisc about ten years ago, and has since slipped way out-of-print. It’s an album’s worth of material from a collabo between Harmonia (Rother, Moebius, Roedelius) and Brian Eno that remained unreleased for twenty years, for some strange reason. Wikipedia sez:

“Various websites quote Eno as saying that Harmonia was ‘the world’s most important rock band’ in the mid ’70s, including Sherman Wick in his review of ‘Musik Von Harmonia’, the first Harmonia album. Daniel Dumych, who also cites that quote, writes in his article for hyperreal.org: ‘Perhaps Eno’s reason for praising Harmonia so highly was that their music fit the requirements of ambient rock. Its music was equally suitable for active or passive listening. The careful listener found his/her attentions rewarded by the musical activities and sounds, but Harmonia’s music was also capable of setting a sonic environment.’ Clearly Eno had been very impressed with both Musik Von Harmonia and Cluster’s fourth album ‘Zuckerzeit’ and had joined Harmonia on tour, first playing with the group at The Fabrik in Hamburg.
Jeff Melton, who reviewed ‘Tracks and Traces’ for the Expose Progressive Music website, described the album, in part: ‘Overall the album is relaxing and evokes dream like images but doesn’t force you to passively count sheep. For a lost project which had been unreleased for over twenty years, I’d say it’s as current any techno project if only for the strength of the collaboration and the blurring of egos.’ The album has only one vocal track, ‘Luneburg Heath’. Jess Barnett, writing in her review for FensePost, comments that the song ‘has a strong Eno presence and a disembodied voice singing, ‘Don’t get lost on Luneberg Heath’. The synth lines are twangy and muffled, repetitive but not boring.’ Ned Raggett, writing the review for All Music Guide, says in part: ‘Having already created two excellent albums, the core Harmonia trio was easily placed to whip up a third, with Eno the wild-card factor who turned out to be a perfect addition. While contributing some lyrics and singing at a time when he was steering away firmly from both in his own solo work, most of the time Eno lets the band speak for themselves musically, most notably adding snaky, quietly threatening basslines.’
After Michael Rother left Harmonia Eno continued to work with Moebius and Roedelius, recording two albums: ‘Cluster & Eno’ in 1977 and ‘After The Heat’ in 1978. Harmonia also continued to influence Brian Eno’s work long after its demise. A review of ‘Musik Von Harmonia’ on the Cult Cargo website cites the track ‘Ahoi’ as “the blueprint for a couple of the tracks on Eno’s ‘Apollo’ LP, with its minimalist picked guitar and simple piano runs.”

Harmonia 76 - “Tracks and Traces” CD (ZIP file)
http://www.eggcityradio.com/?m=200801

And thank you for this slice of genius!

No problem. This is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This compilation Turkish Delights, 26 Ultrarities from Beyond the Sea of Marmara, Beat, Psych & Garage, released by the Dutch label Grey Past, delivers what its title promises. Recorded between 1965 and 1971, garage psych doesn’t get much better, and some of the tracks show a strong Turkish music influence to boot. Unfortunately, according to the folks at Aquarius Records both the CD and the LP are currently out of print. However, before you fall into deep depression and kill yourself, here is a track listing with a few mp3’s:


1. Mogollar - Eastern Love
2. Cem Karaca and Apaslar - Hudley
3. Mavi Isiklar - The Great Airplane Strike of 1967
4. Istanbul Erkek Lisesi - In the Deep End
5. Haramiler - Aya Bak Yildiza Bak
6. Bunalimlar - Tas Var Kopek Yok
7. Cahit Oben - Makaram Sari Baglar
8. Izmir Ozel Karsiyaka Lisesi - Over Under Sideways Down
9. Baris Manco & Kaygisizlar - Trip
10. Apaslar - Sans Cocugu
11. Mavi Isiklar - Ask Cicegi
12. Mogollar - Lazy John
13. Cem Karaca & Apaslar - Suya Giden Alli Gelin
14. Mavi Isiklar - Kanaman
15. Beybonlar - Nenni
16. Erkin Koray - Cicek Dagi
17. Baris Manco & Les Mistigris - Il Arrivera
18. Selcuk Alagoz - Saklan Saklanabilirsen
19. Baris Manco - Derule
20. Cahit Oben - Halimem
21. Mogollar - Kaleden Kaleye Sahin Ucurdum
22. Haramiler - Camlica Yolunda
23. Cem Karaca and Apaslar - Anadolu Oyun Havasi
24. Erkin Koray - Sana Bir Seyler Olmus
25. Mavi Cocuklar - Tamzara
26. Yabancilar - Agit

http://both-kinds.com/2005/12/03/turkish-delights/

Steve Coleman etc:

http://www.m-base.org/sounds.html

Many of the these CDs are out of print. For in print CDs only some of the songs are available for downloading. Original sound files not available on any CD will be here for downloading soon, including some live concerts & workshops. I now have a better Mp3 encoding program so I will redo many of the files below with higher quality and without some of the strange song endings that my previous program imposed on the encoding process. Thanks for your interest in this music.

Noah Howard "Space Dimension" (1970, America 30 AM 6108) FLAC- RAR

 

Not much time at the moment so I'll just upload an old rip already on my hard drive (but don't worry it does not mean this is second rate music !). Should complement nicely the other Noah Howard posted recently by Sotise. It is also one of the America titles which have not been reissued on CD a few years ago by Universal.

I think this one has been uploaded already on Church Number 9 or another site in mp3 so I provided only .flac files this time, in .rar archives for everyone who had problems with the .zips.

For those who might have missed it, Mr. Howard's "Black Arc" LP with its masterful A-side has been reissued by Bo'Weavil Recordings.

To conclude, be sure to check the documentation post (here), which has been updated with extensive interviews of Derek Bailey, David S. Ware, William Parker, John Tchicai as well as some others. Contributions are still welcomed !

Noah Howard "Space Dimension" FLAC :

http://rapidshare.com/files/99106054...part1.rar.html

http://rapidshare.com/files/99149524...part2.rar.html

http://rapidshare.com/files/99152877...part3.rar.html

http://inconstantsol.blogspot.com/20...sion-1970.html

Spontaneous Music Ensemble - Unreleased early recordings

 

There was a request for this one, necessitating another dip into the mp3 archives. We do pride ourselves on providing a good and rapid service around here, don't we?






This is a good collection of five tracks, partly studio, partly live.







These are excerts from the early phases of SME which would go on in a variety in formats, sometimes down to a duo with John Stevens and Trevor Watts (which also ran their fusion-oriented bands in the 70s - Away and Amalgam - to be documented in due course).







Info on the individual tracks:







Juicy (from the unreleased Cul-de-Sac soundtrack)(K. Komeda/2:14/completed track)Kenny Wheeler (tp), Paul Rutherford (tb), Trevor Watts (as/breathing**), Jeff Clyne (b), John Stevens (d/perc). Rec. by Eddie Kramer, prob. at Olympic Sound Studios, London, April 1966. The Ensemble was apparently commissioned via Eddie Kramer to record compositions by Krzysztof Komeda for the soundtrack of Roman Polanski’s 1966 film Cul-de-Sac, an offbeat black-comedy set on the island of Lindisfarne.


Springboard (and radio announcement)(Stevens/3:29)Kenny Wheeler (tp/fh), Paul Rutherford (tb), Evan Parker (ss/ts), Trevor Watts (as/fl/oboe), Derek Bailey (g), Barry Guy (b), John Stevens (d). Rec. live by BBC Radio at the Paris cinema, London, Mon March 20, 1967; tr: BBC Radio Light Programme The Jazz Scene (Jazz Club slot), March 26, 1967.







Willow Trio - Part 2(extract 8:03)Evan Parker (ss), Barre Phillips (b), John Stevens (perc). Rec. by Eddie Kramer at Olympic Sound Studios, London, October 6, 1967. Willow Trio sessions.

Double Trio - Part 1Evan Parker (ss), Trevor Watts (as), Dave Holland (b), Peter Kowald (b), Rashied Ali (d/perc), John Stevens (d/perc). Rec. by Eddie Kramer at Olympic Sound Studios, London, March 10, 1968. Unreleased studio session.







Originally posted by "not really", and reposted by BigO, from where this came.






The radio announcer I would guess is Humphrey Lyttelton (back on the BBC Light Programme in 1967 - before it came Radio 2).

http://rapidshare.com/files/97957914...Unreleased.rar

The Moogs Present Clara Rockmore: Virtuoso Theremin

 

Clara Rockmore - The Moogs Present Clara Rockmore: Virtuoso Theremin


Performers:
Clara Rockmore - theremin
Nadia Reisenberg - piano

Robert Moog says in the liner notes:


Clara Rockmore's contribution to the electronic music medium is absolutely unique. Hundreds of different musical instruments have been designed and built in the sixty years or so since the fledgling technology of electronics was first harnessed to serve the art of music. Only a few electronic instruments have gained public recognition. For every successful electronic musical instrument, there has been at least one gifted musician who had the foresight to see the instrument's musical potential, the discipline to develop the necessary playing technique, and the musicality to use the instrument to produce beautiful music. The theremin is probably the most original, novel, - and difficult to play - of all electronic musical instruments. Ms. Rockmore has dedicated a major part of her professional career to developing theremin technique and performing widely acclaimed concerts of instrumental music to sophisticated, discriminating audiences. She has shown the theremin to be a valuable musical resource, capable of producing beautiful music and worthy of the dedication of talented performers. No other artist has ever come close to Ms. Rockmore's level of achievement; no other thereminist has ever produced music of such beauty and aural appeal.

Tracklisting:

SIDE ONE

1. Rachmaninoff: Vocalise {3:42}

2. Rachmaninoff: Song of Grusia {4:12}

3. Saint-Saens: The Swan {2:55}

4. Da Falla: Pantomime {3:42}

5. Achron; Hebrew Melody {5:19}

6. Wieniawski: Romance {4:42}

SIDE TWO

1. Stravinsky: Berceuse {3:05}

2. Ravel: Habanera {2:40}

3. Tschaikowsky: Berceuse {4:10}

4. Tschaikowsky: Valse Sentimentale {2:05}

5. Tschaikowsky: Sérénade Mélancolique {7:36}

6. Glazunov: Chant du Ménestrel {3:57}

(1)(2)
http://closetcurios2.blogspot.com/

Les Rallizes Dénudés - Studio & Soundboard 1969-1975

 

(© Takehiko Nakafuji)



1. (Strong Out) Deeper Than the Night '75 SB
2. Night of the Assassins '73 ST
3. ??? '75 SB
4. Field of Artificial Flower '74 ST
5. Improvisation '69 ST
6. ??? (same as song 3 on the High or Die LP) '70 ST
7. Romance of Black Grief '75 ST
http://die-fremde.blogspot.com/

Fans of Les Rallizes Denudes ought to check the blog where I got the above download from.

The Amal Gamal Ensemble - Transitional Recordings




Amazing studio album of the mysterious Amal Gamal Ensemble. Featuring: Stephen Thrower (Coil/Skullflower/Cyclobe); Dave Knight (Arkkon/Shock Headed Peters); Gavin Mitchell; Dave Smith; Karl Blake (Shock Headed Peters, The Reflections); Orlando.The Amal Gamal Ensemble combines complex electronic sounds with rhythmical grooves (bass, drums) and spherical guitar sounds.

CDR // 4 tracks // 32+ mins. // Transparent clamshell case // 100 copies only.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/lf4ch2

Throbbing Gristle - "Exclusive" tracks at Wire

 

To compliment the July 2007 issue of Wire magazine, two tracks were made available on line as a gift to the faithful. Recently it has been brought to my attention that the link is no longer functional, so I though I would repost the material with some "bonus" stuff. There is no particular order to the tracks, they did not come on a single release, just stuff I have accumulated.

• A "Untitled" piece included as a download from Wire magazine recorded at the Tate Modern, London - May 7th, 2007
• A "Untitled" piece included as a download from Wire magazine recorded as part of the Desertshore Installation at London's ICA, on June 2007
• Two "Untitled" tracks from the Desertshore Installation from London's ICA, on June 1st , 2007 - Evening session
• Nico covers "Le Petit Chevalier" and "Afraid" from London's ICA, on June 3rd, 2007 - Evening session
• "Splitting Sky" live at Camber Sands, Sussex, UK - December 3rd, 2004 as featured on "A Souvenir Of Camber Sands"
• '"Convincing People" live at The "Traffic Free Festival" in Turin, Italy - June 29th 2005 as featured on the 3" for Berlin Uber Ticket owners.
  
   
  

Get it HERE
http://theebradmiller.blogspot.com/s...&max-results=7

This is smashing, I'm listening to it right now. Thank you.

Bad Sector - Ampos

Massimo Magrini was born in Lucca (Tuscany, I) in 1966. He had a long degree in Computer Science in Pisa University, with a thesis on musical applications of the Object Oriented paradigm.

Then, he collaborated with CNUCE/CNR (an Institute of the National Research Council in Pisa) for some years, building hardware and software for computer music performances.

With these special devices, he performed in several festivals in Italy and foreign countries (Spain, Greece, Cuba, etc.)

During late 80s, he played in a local electronic band (Jesus Blood), using self built analog and digital synthesizers.

In 1992 he created his personal project, trying to discover dark sonic areas between ambient, noise, and minimal music.

His first CD, Ampos, had a great response from international listeners, and presented Bad Sector to the electronic underground scene.



1 - Ampos
2 - Drulco
3 - Moblo
4 - Trozou
5 - Neku
6 - Ahibbe
7 - Takron
8 - Ze
9 - Rsaa
10 - Negi
11 - Some Gods



Notes

Track 11 was based on the A.C.Clarke story "Nine Billion Gods", and was made
using a software application for generating combinations of
phonemes in a very long serie of (god?) names.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/xaa3kl

Thanks for everything you've shared here lately, i'll give this a listen later

It's a pleasure!!

Next up will be Chris Carters 'Electronic Ambient Remixes 3' in which he remixes the rhythm loops he used in the early TG recordings.

Then - more Bad Sector!

OK - as promised.

Chis Carter - Electronic Ambient Remixes 3



1 The World As A War Film (2:46) 2 Convicting People (4:50) 3 Heathen Mirth (2:04) 4 Indisciplined (4:40) 5 Not On The Heels Of Love (4:11) 6 Someone Came Over Here (6:03) 7 Still Talking (2:40) 8 Generic Terrorists (3:07) 9 The Old Man Died (3:30) 10 What Is Today (4:31) 11 Hamburger Man (3:31) 12 Dread Head (6:43)


At last - the official Throbbing Gristle Dub remix album! Yes, really - Chris Carter has selected twelve of his rhythm tapes from the heyday of the group, and reassembled them into cyclical Ambient versions, and given them new titles in the process - "Heathen Mirth", "Generic Terrorists", "The World As A War Film", etcetera. The results are definitely textural listening, and bear very little immediate resemblance to the TG songs and sonic assaults from whence they came - instead, loops and repetetive shimmers and shudders uncoil in darkling mode, as electronic processes are worked on the source tapes and squeezed out into sinister atmospherics and lambent dreamscapes. Naturally, the subconscious stories Carter evokes are not exacly pleasant at times, and the wheezing threat of "Hamburger Man" brings the visceral presence of "Hamburger Lady" down to the level of half-felt presences and ominous sounscraping. Likewise, the spare bass keyboard groans and warbles which remain as "Not On The Heels Of Love" are offset by horripilating electronic presences which run the frequency range down the spine to the bowels with a combined sense of chilled pleasantry and ominous, headlight-frozen dread.
As with many ambient recordings, a little volume helps a lot, especially when the chopping , nearly percussive loops of "Indisciplined" splutter into polyrhythmic life wreathed in crawling analogue synth squirms. "Still Talking" churns slowly to the decaying delay as a crisply paranoid technological Gamelan, while "Someone Came Over Here" becomes a reverb-heavy synthetic pulsation of exalted Zen vacancy interspersed with distracted melody and shrouded in distended acoustic detritus. Stripped bare of the rest of the group like this bears suitable comparison to an autopsy in sound, paring back the skin of each song and flensing down the fat, if perhaps with a subsequent amount of emotionless clinicism. Still, these remixes expose stark skeletons of often considerable beauty and even occasional grandeur in their dissected gruesomeness.
-Antron S. Meister-



http://www.sendspace.com/file/6uzgjo



Enjoy! :)